A lot of people really hate snakes, and yes, some of them have deadly venom, but they also keep rodent populations under control and out of farmer’s grains.
In the Chinese zodiac, each year in every 12-year cycle is represented by a zodiac animal, and 2013 is the year of the snake. Over the past century, every year of the snake has been marked by at least one event that has significantly affected the course of history.